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Can you tell if they are a surface deposit, i.e. raised or are etched into the surface?

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Our chartplotter is set to display magnetic north, the radio is set to display true north, that allows me a quick verification of declination. I think either will work fine, just depends on what you get used to.I'm sure there is some official way to go though. And, we use course-up display on...

How wide is the gouge, and how deep all along its length? If it is not too wide or deep you may be able to use epoxy, you can color it to match the hull. Best of course would be reglassing depending on how deep of course. Pictures would help. I had a similar gouge from Lake Powell, not an inch...

I'd contact Diamond Sea Glaze. If anybody would know it'd be them. They are just outside of Vancouver and have been extremely helpful.

I have mixed feelings about the blunt comments, mine included. I guess I view them not so much as just carping but cautionary advice to a potential buyer who looks on this site. Ugly is one thing, safety is another. Were I to buy that boat the first thing I'd do is remove the "trim tanks" and...

And, I wonder if the owner drilled holes in the transom at waterline or below to attach those ugly things? Bet he did, wouldn't that be fun to deal with. And it looks like they extend below the hull and are just waiting to hit something. I'm sure the owner was sure he had this great idea. Some...

Welcome! Enjoy your new boat. Those who have 16's are the most fanatical Brats of all. Friday Harbor is May 16-17-18. Launching from Cornet Bay, Anacortes or Bellingham makes it easy and you would almost surely find other Brats to convoy with for your first big trip. Come to FH by ferry if not...

Several people always head out to fish. There are no rules about what to do at fh. Just do whatever floats your boat. Check with somebody like Starcraft Tom, salmon fisher, or Roger for specifics (I'm totally illiterate when it comes to fishing).

The usual routine is most folks arrive noonish Friday, dinner 5:30 as a group for those who want to, West Marine hosts us at 10 Saturday morning. True potluck Saturday afternoon on the breakwater. Most are gone by noonish Sunday.

First, you did the right thing to elect to slow down and go behind the ship. They are often going much faster than they seem to be. Good choice. I agree that slowing down more when you approached the wake would have been helpful. 5-7kts would give you enough speed for steerage and let you just...

Thanks all, its looking like a choice between bad and worse. Directv does not offer bundling where we live so we get three bills, TV, internet, and phone. Comcast will bundle but from the large majority of information I've been able to get on-line and through here we might not want to willingly...

Hi all, We've been Directv customers for 20 years but are now looking at switching to Comcast Xfinity for cable tv, internet and hardline phone. Anybody done that? pros/cons??

Pat, The previous comments about a solenoid are probably a good guide. The solenoids seem to go bad from time to time, we've replaced ours 2-3 times. They are very easy to replace, just a single connection, they are connected to your truck's backup circuit and as Sunbeam said, usually have a...

You might consider walking the docks in local marinas and seeing what boats have what anchors. Kind of an unofficial way to see what most folks around here think works. My own recollection is Bruce/Plow about even, some CQR on older big boats and a few Danforths. Mansons are becoming more common...

So Jim, How long before Joan will let you put it in a kiddy pool, and how long after that before she lets you get both feet on the board?? :twisted: :twisted:

I've never heard of anyone doing that. I suppose you could if you could find the room. We have twin 40's and consider that we have a 40HP backup whenever we need it. From my perspective the potential for emergency use after both main engines failed would be extremely remote.

We have had Raymarine for years (since 2006). Electronically the system has been quite adequate. In terms of service and user friendliness it has been pretty unsatisfactory. The manuals are so uninformative and the system so unintuitive that some years ago I started a thread called "secrets of...

If you can, take a picture and post it. If you can't post it here put it in your album. That will make it easier to give thoughts about what to do.

Our original canvas had the Bimini attached to the rear of the cabin with the rope channel and zipper mentioned above. It worked fine except the zipper opened on just one side. That meant unless we wanted to contort ourselves getting in and out of the boat we always had to dock on the port side...